‘Last ten years, when have England played consistently well?,’ he said. ‘A coaching strategy for our young teams/kids needs to be implemented to see change.

‘In most Premier League teams retaining the ball is done best by foreign players in the team. They are taught to pass to a man with a man on. #dealwithit.’

Fury: Ferdinand attacked the FA on Twitter (Picture: Twitter)

The comments did not go down well at the FA, with its outgoing chairman Bernstein notably upset at Ferdinand suggesting he should know better than to slam the work they are doing.

‘Rio Ferdinand should know that we are putting a huge amount of work into youth development,’ said Bernstein.

‘They are not producing the results yet but they will do.

Should know better: David Bernstien defended the FA’s record (Picture: Getty)

‘These things take a while but these things are in place. There is a huge amount of work taking place and I think potentially we are in a very decent shape.

‘I am sure when he reflects on it Rio and others will appreciate that this is happening, it’s not talk about what might happen. It is happening, a lot of work is going into it and a lot of people are working very hard.’